Many owners of smartphones running Windows Phone and Android in the near future waiting for a big disappointment. Microsoft decided to abandon support Skype on older operating systems. Given that after skipping several updates to this application on the device can and does refuse to authorize the owner, this news is probably close messenger to legacy systems.
Microsoft has mentioned that the consumer market for smartphones it is not so important and she intends to focus on commercial. But the new move shows that it is not particularly important, and those remaining loyal users.
The point is, Skype in the coming months, will lose support Windows Phone. Windows 10 Mobile, of course, will be supported, but according to the latest data, almost 80% of smartphones with Microsoft operating systems running Windows Phone 8.1. But the new system is installed only 10.9% of all active devices. Given the fact that the new smartphones Microsoft is not yet in sight, we can safely say that the company simply threw 90% of users of its smartphones.
Changes in company policy are expected in the coming months. As usual work and updated Skype is on devices that use the operating system Windows XP and above, OS (Yosemite) and later, iOS 8 and above, Android 4.03 and above. Support for Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 will be discontinued in October 2016.
Last month Microsoft refused to support Skype for TV. In Redmond this decision is motivated by the fact that people are more likely to use instant messenger and IP-telephony with mobile devices and less likely to turn to TV.
